A fully interactive, multi-step, hybrid license-generation wizard.
Designed to help developers, researchers, makers, and indie creators choose — or build — the perfect software license.
- Standard OSS licenses (MIT, GPL, LGPL, AGPL, Apache, MPL, Unlicense)
- A rules-based decision tree that recommends the best license
- Strict clauses for Anti-AI, No-Government-Use, No-Big-Tech-Use, No-SaaS-Resale, Moral-Use, Attribution-Banner, and more
- A hybrid inline/accordion explanation system for beginners and advanced users
- Auto-generated LICENSE files with inserted strict clauses
- GitHub badges, PDF export, and clipboard export
- Full comparison tables for all major licenses
- Optional “Super-Strict License Template” mode
- Full dark-mode UI
A scoring engine evaluates:
- Commercial use permissions
- Closed-source allowance
- Copyleft strength (weak, strong, file-based)
- Public editing rights
- SaaS/web deployment requirements
- Custom strict clauses
The wizard generates a structured profile and automatically recommends MIT, GPL, AGPL, Apache, MPL, or a custom strict license.
Add optional restrictions such as:
- Anti-AI training/fine-tuning
- No government use
- No big-tech use
- Personal-use only
- Moral-use only
- Source-visible but not usable
- Attribution-banner requirement
- No derivatives
- No SaaS resale
All clauses are inserted directly into the final LICENSE.
A developer-friendly, side-by-side comparison of:
- MIT
- Apache 2.0
- GPLv3
- AGPLv3
- LGPLv3
- MPL 2.0
- Other personalized licenses
Each includes categories for:
commercial use, patent protection, copyleft strength, SaaS rules, liability, warranty, and redistribution requirements.
- Download LICENSE file
- Copy to clipboard
- PDF export
- Export with strict clauses
- GitHub Action that automatically injects the LICENSE into your repo on commit
- Clean, modern card layout
- Responsive multi-page wizard
- Hybrid option explanations (inline + accordion)
- Dark mode switch
- Optional watermark branding
| License Type | Commercial Use | Closed Source Allowed | Derivatives Allowed | Must Remain Free | Web/SaaS Must Share Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv3 | ✔ | ❌ | ✔ | ✔ Strong Copyleft | ❌ | Strongest open-source protection; ensures “free forever” |
| AGPLv3 | ✔ | ❌ | ✔ | ✔ Strong Copyleft | ✔ Mandatory | Prevents companies from hiding modified versions behind web servers |
| LGPL | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (if linked) | Weak Copyleft | ❌ | Libraries can be used in closed software |
| MPL 2.0 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | File-level Copyleft | ❌ | Only modified files must stay open |
| MIT | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | Anything goes; widely used |
| Apache 2.0 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | Like MIT but adds patent protection |
| BSD-3-Clause | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | MIT-style but with attribution clause |
| CC-BY | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | Attribution required |
| CC0 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | Public domain |
| Unlicense | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | Basically public domain |
| Proprietary Strict | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | N/A | ❌ | Closed. View-only. No permissions. |
| Source Visible, Not Usable | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | N/A | ❌ | Users may read code but cannot run, compile, or reuse it |
| Attribution Banner Required | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | Must show your banner in UI |
| Personal Use Only | ❌ Commercial | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | Free for personal, non-commercial use |
| Commercial Allowed, No Derivatives | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | N/A | ❌ | No modified versions can be published |
| Anti-AI Clause | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Prohibits AI-model training on your content |
| No Government Use | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | Blocks any government or contractor usage |
| No Big-Tech Use | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | Blocks usage by: Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, etc. |
| No SaaS Resale | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ✔ Optional | Cannot wrap your code into a paid SaaS |
| Moral Use Only | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ❌ | ❌ | No use for harm, prejudice, or unethical activity |